With a grand total of 160,000 visitors in 2013, each state so far has recorded enormous increases, with Melbourne confirming 28,400 pop-culture lovers this year, in contrast to last year’s 22,600.

'In Australia, we are by far the biggest especially in the way we do things and the way fans have embraced us,' Mr Zachariou said.

In the traditional style of Supernova expositions, the majority of fans spend months preparing to participate in the Cosplay, short for costume role-play, doning the garb of their favourite characters in an impressive display of dedication.

The colourful expo tours all of the big cities across the country including Sydney, Perth, the Gold Coast and Melbourne with Brisbane and Adelaide's shows in November

Each year, thousands of visitors also line up to meet and listen to various big names, who attend the events to give talks, sign merchandise and pose in photos with fans

A cosplay-dressed fan chows down on a hotdog outside. The creator of Spiderman and X-Men, Stan Lee, was one of the big names who visited the Sydney event

When asked to name some of the best costumes for this year’s event, Mr Zachariou was speechless.

'Oh my gosh – I can't even begin,' he said.

'The thing about supernova where costuming is concerned, is that the most expressive of all our guests are the ones dressed as anime and manga characters. They have the most intricate costumes.'

Cosplay participants across the country also participate in national competition that will see this year’s winner flown to Japan.

Anime fans use the event as an opportunity to dress up as their favourite characters: The event has been credited with encouraging the rise of anime's popularity

Another of the big names to attend the Sydney and Perth events was Game of Thrones star Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, who plays Jamie Lannister in the popular series

South Park fans: The event also hosts a Cosplay competition where participants take the stage to perform skits and poses in their original costumes for prizes

The event began in 2010 as a tiny comic book festival in Sydney called Comic Fest, organised out of Mr Zachariou's passion.

'It all started with me reading comic books. I fell in love with star wars at eight and then C. C. Lewis and Tolkien at 10 and it just kept going from there,' he said.

In 2002, it expanded to include all things pop-culture and featured more and more big cities across the country as it grew in popularity.

Now, each year thousands of visitors also line up for the big names which attend the events to give talks and sign merchandise.

Sydney's three days of events, is expected to record over 50,000 visitors. Last year, the grand total of visitors across the country was 160,000

Each year the event continues to grow, with more people and bigger guests. In 2013, Melbourne recorded 22,600 guests, which grew to 28,400 in 2014

The event's director, Daniel Zachariou, said: 'the most expressive of all our guests are the ones dressed as anime and manga characters. They are the most intricate'

In the event's early years, Mr Zachariou laughed as he described his bewilderment at the celebrities who were happy to participate: 'I believed enough in the event to invite them, but I was still scratching my head as to why they'd accept.'

Amongst some of the big names at this years Sydney event was the creator of Spiderman and The X-Men, Stan Lee, as well as Game of Thrones star Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, who plays Jamie Lannister in the popular series.

The exposition presents an array of sights and activities to guests, from merchandise stalls, interactive displays, all day video streaming and live talks.

One of this year's most popular displays, was a 360 fan cam which allowed guests to jump or pose while camera’s showed their movements from a 360 degrees in true 'Matrix style', according to Mr Zachariou.

The event began in 2010 as a tiny comic book festival in Sydney called Comic Fest dedicated solely to comics, organised out of Mr Zachariou's passion

'It all started with me reading comic books. I fell in love with star wars at eight and then C. C. Lewis and Tolkien at 10 and it just kept going from there,' Mr Zachariou said

The exposition presents an array of sights and activities to guests, from merchandise stalls, interactive displays, all day video streaming and live talks

This year, a 360-degree fan cam allows guests to jump or pose while cameras capture their movements in true 'Matrix style', according to Mr Zachariou